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WORKMEN'S TOPICS. BY MABON. THE AGED POOR AND THE UNEMPLOYED. Of the Many schemes that have been pro- of for the solution of the perlexed problem • aged poor. or to save toilers of this country foeine, brought in their last days to the cruel, inevitable, Workhouse, the most logical and least suggestive of any dishonour accom- •tying it is that of Mr Booth's, wherein he ■RRests that all the deserving aged poor should, reaching the age of 60, be entitled to 6s *eek to the end of their days, such fund to be folded by various Boards of Guardians and k°Wier very similar and quite practical scheme H «!?' Propounded by the Rev. Evan Richards, Tonypandy, during the late Parish Council Mr Richards proposed that by the second elections of these Councils should round that the matter should have re- •*ed such attention by the ratepayers of each » r,8h that no guardian should be elected in 'Ore but what would be prepared to vote to Ss per week to all poor that could prove that v*.a long, patient, persevering life, in which practised the virtues of industry and they deserve it, and that such funds •/Paid be provided by the county rates; and, if that county authorities should bav J'teaaed powers of rating to meet any difficult' be necessary. V.ii t6 's or no difference in principle *eon these two schemes there is in the appli- For while Mr Booth proposes to give 6s wy to all the aged poor on their reaching the °f. 60, Mr Richards proposes no age limit. 'JWMiet this would increase or decrease the Elisions necessary we know not. But 19 we do know, that there is, and w*ys will be, great divergencies in the ages of 'people that would be entitled to be f^^dered "deserving poor," and in this sense have no difficulty in favouring the latter etiie. Still, WB are afraid the time is far this country will be feund willing to *»*de its poor, however deserving, with such of sustenance without those people them- having in some way or another, con- "■'ted directly to the creation and maintenance *Uch funds beforehand. We are almost in- Mk'^ 40 '^ab Chamberlain's scheme, of all h..one most likely of receiving support. v" when it is to come is a question that the toil- 'Mions of this country are now perfectly liar* *° answer. This brings us back to Lord Wbory's blazing indiscretions in the matter. In £ mJ!i when in Opposition, of course, bis 8^ip delivered a great speech at Bradford, in H he pictured the misery and despair of the calling out in vain for the work i ,0h Would give them bread, and on the other how the banks' coffers were overflowing **j» money and capitalists with untold wealth in Possession, &c„ 4c. The impression that he I?~°°btedly sought to give, and unquestionably 2*™ five* was that so long as the late Radical ^Jemment were in power so long also would thy capitalists and corporations withhold their and that the natural consequence was and lack of employment. Now tbefc Government of proniittfc is nibW in powers v*1 and with such power as will enable them to that they wish—we have, as a working hopI, a right to know what is it that they are lOillg to do for us. But what are we having. what are the signs of the times with regard 7?mutter? We find that a memorial from J™* heads of university or educational settlements ?J«ndoD, and of those engaged in social "BB on this vexed question, has already been gaoled to Lord Salisbury. His speech at was, in that memorial, cited as a proof eak of his intention to endeavoar to solve Problem, and the "prospectsof legislative effect Z?* Riven to these words, he is told," were by the memorialists with sincere joy. a nsual answer bas ] been received that ■7* memorial has been received, and that would be given to the views therein What mockery, after all that bas nob only by his Lordship himself, but ^Vajmost every man in his Government, for y^,n8 man to find now when gentlemen are ^rfortably seated, that all what has been said platitudes, and that no real business j** meant at all. The new Parliament has met, iflrniii^6 Proverbial Tory hypocrisies have been demonstrated. As we have before, Lord Salisbury has already J?*11 over this question of the unemployed, when out of office, and in order to njp-tta Liberal Government, he declared ft., a matter of the greatest urgency. The 8 Speech has no reference whatever to the <sjj °* cordite, although the late Government »i went ont of office professedly upon that There is nob'a word also about Mr ■C0:8 8°hemes of freehold houses for nor about State pensions for the aged More than this, the everlasting agriculture W„*b'Ve 80 essential to Tory Governments haB ignored. Very soon they will be ■*°r aix months' holidays, and will leave the of this country time enough to reflect upon .edom of listening to promises made &Qd meant to be broken. Winter will be with as long before anythingBmore heard of this question of the unemployed, of the schemes proposed to deal with the Wd^M*8 caused thereby. In many ways, in *hi«, n their readiness and anxiety to take up Question by appointing the Special Com- a7*l0n to consider the same, did the late come to the rescue of the un- The Railway Servants' Hours of Bill, passed by the late Government, means of withdrawing from the un- k ^v°yed ranks no fewer than 10,000 men. And Eolation and limitation of the hours of that they intended, for the different w J* and industries throughout the tt;1rJ would secure work to a very number of those willing, but unable to find Ul^* Bat we are afraid that all our hopes] in will now be shattered, and we are pretty JJMnthat none of the capitalists friends of the Government will assail it for too great an Aw rc*8** to meet the wishes of the workers of the OfjV** in the direction of reducing their hours 5* Xttbotw Commissiener of the Board of Mr Llewellyn Smith, has jusb issued a Ijg- .^hicli has been presented to the Statistical ^i^^fcent of the Board of Trade, dealing IjL toe rates of wages and hours of in the various industries of this the recent changes therein. °f this return relates to the wages OUrs of labour in Government departments, thle is entirely of reduced hours and of breoght about by the late >>54StIllllenb- During the year 1893 no less than fcjuj-. Workmen received an increase of wages, hy 'esults were in consequence experienced employees of many local authorities. In llw011 alone as many as 770 had their wages P0''06 a'ao are a body whose ^•Joth 6 1»een considerably reduced thereby. 1x7. Pro°f of the sincere desire of the late jojj^^ment to promote the interests of trade, and agriculture of the country is the toey bestirred themselves to become ac- •bejj, with what bas been, and is in other parts of Europe to their proposed Light Railways 6 find that in a Parliamentary paper just a series of reports addressed to *ives ah!!i5.n ^rom her Majesty's repreBenta- *ets fow?>a<* 0,1 the subjeot. One of these, which "^fciu* ^as been done in this direction in Wiw.1* °' 8Pec'a' interest. There the project h Sreat success. Since 1875 75 of these bellig jj' ex,!6n^ing ouer 836 miles—the longest keejj aii. "1'\es and the shortest one mile—have 'illl by the Government. Six of these ^8 to private companies, MK) the re>t to the nation. That they have served their purpose is shown by the fact that, taken as a whole, they have yielded 9 fair profit on the outlying capital. The report shows also that the cultiva- tion of beet-root and slrawberrieslare branohes of rural industries ithab". have received. great impetus. Also that stone-quarrying has notably profited by the increased railway accommodation afforded. And in many other ways the agricul- tural interests of, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, and Holland have been immensely improved by tha construction of light railways therein. It is to be hoped that the present Government will be sufficiently encouraged by these reports to proceed witib the measure introduced by the late Government regarding light railways.

CONFIDENCE MISPLACED. II Now doctor, tell me. without fear. what you think is the matter with my husband s- weii, I'm rather puzzled-does your husband drink 1" 11 Dtink I Why, no doctor. I'm sure he doesn't drink, because he's always so thirsty in the morning."

SARAH BERNHARDT AND THE FISHERMEN. An amusing anecdote is narrated (says the Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph) of Madame Sarah Bernhardt. The incident is said to have occurred during the leading tragedienne's stay at Belle Isle, on the Brittany Coast. One day the actress, in watching the laboured efforts of the fishermen's craft to enter the harbour of Sauzon, driven by a frightful tempest, conceived the charitable thought that what was wanting was a large and solidly-built boat, which might in case of necessity be the means of saving life at sea. She formed the plan of offering to the brave fisherfollc a strong and pretty brigantine, which should be called Sarah Bernhardt." When she mooted the idea it was received by a group of fishermen with a loud chorus of thankfulness and praise. She returned to her lordly castle highly gratified, and seized her pen to commission a builder, and in due time she received thedrawings and the model of the future Sarah Bernhardt. But when the directress of the Renaissance Theatre reapproacbed the fisherfolk upon the project, the ancient mariner who acted as spokes- man for the rest tossed his head and responded in monosyllables. Taking his short cutty respect- fully from his lips, be looked at La Belle Madame and floundered in hesitating words and incom- prehensible reticence. In short," persisted the actress, addressing the group which pressed around her, mute and stolid, "you will have a beautiful boat." Yes," said the veteran, the bark will certainly be a pretty one," and turned to bis companions with an almost imperceptible wink, as though he were about to risk a piece of audacity in the name of the little fishing com. munity. He resumed, «' Then the boat will be named after you ?" Tbe artiste, answering what appeared to be a gentle hint delicately left half expressed, responded, The day it is christened you shall have- ft thousand francs to inaugurate the event." But the men indulged in aceweral snigger, whilst their wives, from a QIS- tance, eyed them all without approaching. Thj tragedienne returbad* to her house, puzzled tq account for this singular and sudden want of sympathy, and perplexed to fathom the meaning of the entgmatioat words addressed to her by the men she desired to befriend. Why should they be no longer interested," she mused. It was not until next day that she discovered the secret. A friend came to see her. You wish to endow the fishermen with a boat?" she said it is useless." Why tot An unfavourable view is taken by the villagers. You will not get one fishennan to embark in the Sarah Bernhardt." "You are jesting," exclaimed the actress. No. They have had time to reflect. They dare not accept the gift of a comedienne. Ah You d°u t know what that term signifies here. Why, ,fhe note keepers refose to receive play-actors. APJ* actor. The word has produced its inevitable effect, for old ptejudiceis IU Brittany die hard, and that U why tho little vessel so Kraoious y offered by Theodora will nob sail upon the troubled waters around Belle Isle.

RICHESIT GIRLS IN THE WORLD. The following paragraph 18 perhaps suggestive, seeing „%ahfc e four heiresses are the fashion Ther children in the Rockefeller family, ^1 inherit all of the wealth. It has been Mr KocKe feller's polioy to make a,ii the charitable q !X lifetime «,« he intend, to supposition is general among h's frien with a few small exceptions, the bulk <rf his mon y J!ll go to his family. Of tlie four( °Wdren tho. eldest is Bessie, who married Professor Strong, of the Chicago University, t01J!^ ^tron„ Rockefeller has given 2,500,OOOdola. iff illl 28 years old Miss Alta is 24 years Old Miss Edibh is 22 and John D. n the only son, is ren 21 Each of these children will inherit any where from forty to fifty millions, and doubtful if the whole wide world contains«wogir of such vast wealth as the Misses Rockefeller.

The Right Man in the Right Plaoe. Joyce Filbert is a wealthy New York merchant, who is remarkable for his candour. He has a dauehter who is remarkable for'her gooa IOOIW. Not long since Sam Iceman, a Wall-street ,f* wfthwhom Filbert had only a slight ^»f8 called and asked for the hand of bis j„n«hter The merchant looked at the wKm»t brolcet for few miaow »« "">» You are one of tbo^ moat unmitigated nntnide Sing Sing. You are as sharp as a «te Irap, bub the steel trap has the advantage of y when it comes to conscience and honesty. "I'vebeard all that before. I shouldnt be surprised if there was some truth in what yo sav responded Iceman coolly. "Yes, there is nothing you w.U noMof mnnnv continued tbe merchant. am eu" » into the brokerage business on WaU^treet myse You are just the kind of man I need for apa tinr hence your proposal to marry my daughter Sd l will furnish the resp^tab.hty so requmite to rope in the suckers from the countb y\ snn TOU Will attend to them afterwards for mutmd benefit of the firm. Yon will be the nght man in the right place." The wedding will take place next week.

HUSBAND Why are you always looking into the glAB!, madam II dlarE- WIFS Sir, I look into the glass to improve my appearance; those you look into degrade yours I

The youthful Earl of Yarmouth is still devoting him.sttenbion to stage matters at the Antipodes, notwithstanding the rather unmerciful chaffing,of which he was the victim in connection with his appearance as a skirt-dancer in Hobart not long ago. The Earl appeared in the operetta, Creatures of Impulse," at Brisbane the other night, and apparently acquitted himself very creditably. The Queenslanders are a genial and hospitable people, and like to encourage young men of the Yarmouth typo to linger in the Oowny.

WELSH GLEANINGS. Lord Aberdare is a supporter of a movement to inaugurate an international alliance amongst co- operative organisations all over the world. The fifth part of the works of the late Christ- mas Evans has been issued. Another part will bring the sermons to a close. and will be followed by bis lectures on the Apocalypse. Professor Herkomer bas forwarded to Hwfa Mon, the Archdruid of Wales, his original draw. ing of the Archdruid which he made at the reoent National Eisteddfod at Liauelly. Messrs. Jarvis and Foster, of Bangor, are about to publish under the editorship of Professor J. Morris Jones, M.A.. of Bangor University College, a reprint of the first edition of Bardd Cwsg." The death, at Grahamstown, Cape Cotony, in his 29th year, is announced ot Mr Hugh Carstairs JonesrMortimer, the eldest son of the late Colonel H. M. Jones.Mortimer, of Plasnewydd, Llaufair, Ruthin. Ceiriog, one of the six persons named as The Chief Benefactors of Wales in the essay on the above subject, for which the prize was awarded at a recent eisteddfod in North Wales, was not a Methodist but a Baptist. The Rev. Charles Davies, of Cardiff, has the reputation of being the most evangelical preacher amongst the Welsh Baptists. He fully maintains the reputation of the Welsh pulpit for its influ- ence upon the masses, and large audiences wel. come him wherever he goes. A Welshman proposes to build a ship that will have a speed of 60 miles an hour. The boat will be 550 feet long and 50 feet wide, with a flat bottom and wedge-shaped bow and stern; of 10,000 tons displacement, and with eight paddle- wheels on each side, making 17 revolutions a minute. We understand that the winner of the ohair prize at the Cardigan Eisteddfod (represented by Mr A. L. Davies, of Aberdare) is the Rev. J. T. Job, C.M. minister, Aberdare. The subject, which called forth 16 competitors, was n y Wefus Bur" (pure language). The adjudicators were Watoyn Wyn and Ceulanydd, As an instance of the growing popularity of Llandrindod as a holiday resort, a number of influential gentlemen reoentJy approached Mr Jenkins, the genial proprietor of the Gwalia private hotel, with a view to converting his flourishing business into a limited company. The proposed capital was ready, but attempts at nego- tiations terminated with Mr Jenkins's polite refusal. The Rev. T. Dennis Jones, of Llanlleohid, who carried off the chair at the Cardiganshire Eisteddfod, near Lampeter, last week, will be remembered by South Walians as the popular Congregational pastor of one of the most flourishing churches in the Swansea district. He is a veteran eisteddfodwr, and wears many a hard won laurel. Quite recently he suffered from a peculiarly pamful form of eye disease, which caused his friends great anxiety, but he has now completely recovered. Mabon seems to have been the soul of the eisteddfodic proceedings at Aberystwyth. It appears that at an early stage of the proceedings the front Mats were over patronised m comparison with the others. Mabon, with his customary ready wit, offered the following extempore lines of consolation :— Mae'r top yn gryf, nid yw yn wan, Llawenhewch, llawenhewoh; Fe leinw'r godreu yp y mflrn, Llawenhewch, etc. A busy haa exhumed several Welsh triad8 which have meritThree things never rusty—the money of the benevolent, the shoes of a butcher's horse, and a woman's tongue three things not easily done—to allay thirst with fire, to dry wet with water, and to please everybody three things tbat are as good as the best—brown bread in famine,, well water in thirst, and a grey coat in cold three things that ought never to be from home—tbe -> oat, the chimney, and tbe housewife. This last is timidly dedicated to the New Woman. A contemporary, which alleges that Swansea is the birthplace of the new Welsh baritone, Mr Meurig James, has evidently been misinformed. Mr James is a native of Llangadock, Carmarthen- shire. He received his education at Gwynfe Beard School, upder Mr Beriah Evans. For s'mie time he was articled to his cousin, Mr T. W. James, solicitor. Swansea, but displaying remarkable musical ability, and carrying off the solo prize at Swansea National Eisteddfod, he gave up the law for music, and having completed a course at Milan, is now fast makin,gareputa. tion. Few bards have written in happier verse than R. J. Derfel, the Welsh translator of Paradise Lost." He shares with Ceiriog to a great degree the honour of instilling into the Welsh people a high sense of patriotism and oxoeeding love of the Welsh language. Referring to the last subject he counsels the mothers of Gwalia thus Arferwoh hwynt i'w siarad Fel anwyl iaith eu bron A gwnewch hwynt yn gyfarwydd hanesiaetb lion. Diwygiwch famau Cymru Gwydderig," who played such havoc with the prize list at Pencader Eisteddfod, is regarded as one of the best masters of Cynghanedd, orallitera. tion among the Welsh bards. Among his fellow- workmen at Brynamman he was credited with, dreaiping, as well as speaking and writing, in Cynghanedd. His brother, coming home from work one day, and not finding the table laid, unthinkingly asked :— "A oes cawl yn y skillet!" To which Gwydderig, who sat at the fireside, replied with great promptness :— Bachan oes mae cawl baoh net," thus com- pleting aper feet alliterative couplet of the kind known as dwy linell cywydd." A carpenter working at the Gloucester Waggon Company's yard, Cardiff, on Friday last, found the following excellent englyn on one of Messrs D. Davis and Sons' coal waggons, sent to the above company for repairs :— BNGLYN FGDDAID BYB A BIB TN NGHTD I BONTNEDDVKCHAN. Gwyneb dihalog anian—Goludog Ail Eidal beiffaithlan; Swynol byfrydel fan—mangre A noddfa iecbyd 7W Pontneddfechan hefyd. D. ONMIWWT BBAOB. The incident is doubly interesting inasmuch as the person who discovered tbe englyn (Mr J. Williams) spent his earlier day. at Pontnedd- fechan, Watoyn Wyn is loti inveterate joker, andcarries his witticisms into every sphere of public as well as private life. He is co-editor of Y Diwygiwr, a Congregational monthly of the heavy denomina. tional type, but Watcyn's wit corruscates even there in his monthly notes. It will be remem- bered that the Rev. Towyn Joneq took a prominent part in the Parish Council campaign last autumn, and was consequently very much away from home. Watcyn saw his opportunity, and the readers of the Diwygiwr were gravely informed that three strangers, Mr Abel Thomas, Mabon, and Towyn Jones, appeared at Saron Chapel last week." It only needs to add thab Towyn is the minister of Saron. The higher esteem in which Wales is held to. day as compared with, say 50 or even 30 years ago, is very clearly to be seen in the greater prominence given to books relating to Wales in the library magazines atadftewapapers. The Athenanm for the current week reviews under the title, Books about Wales," no fewer than five books, including "From Snowdon to the Sea" and "Stirring Stories oNortb and South Wales," by Marie Trevelyan, whose Glimpses of Welsh Life and Character was received with much appreciation some two years ago. The obhers are, Beggars on Horseback a Ride Through 'some of the most Delightful Scenery in North Wales," Bygones Relating to Wales and the Border Counties," The Works of the Rev. iGriffibh Edwards, late Vicar of Llangadfau," If The History of IbUtogftdfftn, Gartheibio and LtattftL*;

A mutton-headed doefew always has hit sheep- I »ki» with JUJB. 1

I THE HOUSEHOLD. HERE is quite a craze for little basket corner ohairs upholstered like a fan, and as these make charming garden seats at this timeot the year, I ha ve caused one to be sketched for the "benefit of my readers. who will find it very easy to cover one themselves. Cretonne, with a plain oolonred background covered not too closely with a Japanese design, will be the best to choose, as it is more easily made into the Semblance of a fan. The seat, cushions, and one side of the back is upholstered in the ordinary way, but the lower part is decorated with three fans, pleated up with cretonne, previously lined, arranged much as one would make an impromptu paper fan. It ifg then sewn very strongly at one end, a eJumot coloured THE ]PAN CRAIB. I silk is placed over the fastening, and the fan spread out, the two ends being tacked to the seat, as will be seen in the sketch. On the other side of the back there is another fan, which requires more careful manipulation to keep it in its place. It must be almost flat at its extreme outer edge, going into folds towards the centre, the slats being assimilated by half-inch wide ribbon, drawn into the corner of the seat and then spread out, after the fashion of a half open fan. Nearly all of we h9usekespers are troubled from time to time by the exceedingly erratic way in which our male belongingr, will loave their smok- ing impedimenta about the house. Personally, I have not much faith in trying to gather these things together, somehow or other the handy, though quite the wrong, place seems to appeal to men's minds and down goes the pipe, tin box of cigarettes, or whatever might be in his hand, -At the moment. Of coul so women who only allow men to smoke in one room in the house make a certain limit to such wholesale scattering, but nowadays these are few and far between. I have a great veneration for st certtii, friend of mine who seems not able only to keep her own things in their place but algo that of others; even smoking paraphernalia does not escape her orderly spirit, and she seems to have turned their own weapons against them, for the little smoker's cabineb with which she presented her husband the other day was actually vnnde of three of his own cigar boxes two of them were equ*d ,n size, but the third was slightly and this is the way that ehe told mo I must start to work. Measure AØOS CABINET. I the combined length of one and the breadth of another, and get two pieces of wood to support the boxes; geb also -asthird shelf of the same length and half the' width now purchase a length of bamboo, out from it four pieces measur- ing the same as the two cigar boxes which are piled on each other, thread them on picture wire in the position as > shown in the sketch, and having bored holhs in the shelves so that they can be threaded on the same way with the shelf at the bottom,, which should have holes bored in it sufficientlr-largs to allow the stems of the pipes to slip through. The sides of the boxes tarn outwards, as, oft course, this III the most convenient way of getting at the shelves. The top shelf is neatly covered with art serge, with a narrow border runningyoucd it, which border is agaiu repeated above* the pipe rack, and is embroidered with the bicrhly applicable words, Ib all ends in smoke." Now, in the presence of such an artistic little bit of furniture as this, I don't know who wiaold have the face to leave even a sprinkling of ash about a room. Whether we have guren up catting a "spade a spade or not is a matter open to doubt, but we have certainly given upcalling a poker a poker, as far as describing that bnmt wood engraving for what was onoe known AS" Poker" work is now called pyrorrllfJby." It is very muoh more artistic than it used to-be when people did not think so much of design, but more of things be i n g wh a. tI they called hand-done, "(as if thac did not) frequently de-l Bcribe all the ills which they suf- fered under. People have learnt nowadays that unless a hand be guided by an educated mind, it is not likely to accom- plish much in the way of deco- ration. So many frightful things have been done in the name of poker work that now there PI UOG ft A PHY. I exists a kind of prejudice against its being under- taken. This is a pity* for some really beautiful things may be accoipplished with this platinum pencil. There are quantities of white wood articles which can be procured for a small sum, and with a little industry turned into charming pieces of furniture; AIIdln this matter the various stains, which are really not at all difficult to deal with, help towards a good effect if 'judiciously applied. This kind cif- decorations can be used on other material besides, wbite wood. I have seen some exquisitely beautiful bits of leather, which could then be utilised, for blotbing books, photo- ,s graph frames, or letter cases. The design which I give here is one which is particularly applicable for an inexpensive white wood table, and if a little trouble and pains be expended I am sure ib wm fully repay the worker.

The tower in the Vatican Gardens, where the Pope seeks refuge from the mid-day heat'of a Roman August, has high arcbasologioal interest. It is almosb the only remaining traoe of the fortified wall which Leo IV. built about the middle of the ninth century,, as a pro- tection against Saracenic invaders. This strong work, crowned with 440 towers, started from the Castle of St. Angelo, crossed the Vatican Hill, and following the bend of the river, joined the wall of Aurelian. The enclosed space was known as the Civita Leonina. The Saracens defeated at sea off Ostia were forced as prisoners of war to lend a hand in completing the rampart. Hi.soNz,TRIV,&L-"I have never yet heard Bunkins say a kind word about anybody," remarked the gossipy citizen. Neither have I," was the response. If He is worse tor running do.u.,a tI:ol.

Cheese, Butter, and Milk. WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE PRODUCTION IN BRITAIN OF THE BEST CONTINENTAL CHKXSSS. By dAMES LONG. I.—The Principles of Gheesemaking. In an address »t>y Professor Henry, of the Wis- consin Agricultural College, be tells the dairymen of his State that the loss of their cheese trade with Great Britain is owing to the fact that they do not make the best article, and that in many cases imitation cheese is produced for the sake of a possible temporary profit, but to the ultimate loss of all concerned. Whatever may be the immediate gain by the addition of foreign fat to milk, or by the removal of a portion of the cream it contains, the permanent value of the cheese industry to the producer is maintained only by tba production of the best, and of its production in the largest possible quantity. To obtain quantity and quality necessitates a close study of the subject and a recogni- tion of the principles which underlie the practice of cheesemaking. To obtain quantity of cheese it is essential to have rich milk. We are told by those who oppose the institution of a standard in this oountry that the solids present in milk do not exceed 11 to 12 per cent., but the cheese. maker who produces or buys milk of this quality will not find his returns very satisfactory. The value of rich milk to the cheesemaker is two-fold. In the first place, cheese is clitefly composed of the fat and casein of the milk-its two most important solids—and moisture; therefore, the more fat milk contains—and this is by far the most important constituent—tbe more cheese we produce per gallon, for three reasons; first, because the fat itself adds to the weight of the cheese; next, because with the increase of fat there is an increase of casein, which follows in an almost constant ratio; and last, it is a fact worth knowlD-gtbat cheese produced frem rich milk, i.e., milk containing a high percentage of fat, retains more moisture, and consequently weight is obtained from this source also. Every good cheese is mellow^in its texture, and to some extent this mellowness depends upon the proportion of fat the oheese contains. Recog- nising these facts, we come to the first principle which it is essential to remember, that in order to produce rich milk the cattle must be well selected, for quality depends rather upon the breed than upon food. Nor is it entirely necessary to go to the Channel Islands for rich milkers. There are milkers of a very high order as regards both quality and quantity to be found in every British broed, particularly among Shorthorns and Devons. SOIL AND CHKESSMAKING. It ie. therefore, by selection and by testing the milk of cows retained in the herd, and excluding those which produce poor milk, that quality is maintained. Although, as we have remarked, breed bas more influence than food upon quality, yet the production of fat in milk depends largely upon good feeding, inasmuch as good feeding improves the yield—although it may not increase the percentage of solids*—aijd consequently it increases the fat. Thus we get to tbe soil, and it is usually feund that in those districts where the most luxurious crops are grown, grass in par- ticular, for it is the oommonesb food of cows, that the cattle are best, and the milk they produce most abundant. Soil, however, has anobher influence which it is essential to mention. As we shall show, acidity plays an important part in the process of cheese manufacture. But acidity is to some extent controlled by tbe alkaline properties which are present in milk, and as a proportion of these properties depends to a large extent upon the soil from which they are obtained, so does the soil indirectly influence the quality of the cheese, unless, by the exercise of the highest skill, sum. cient allowance is made and the acidity controlled. Similarly, water exercises an influence when it contains an abnormal quantity of lime, and it is next to impossible to produce fine flavoured oheese where such weeds as garlic are common on the pasture. The dairy, too, must be constructed with the object of providing perfect ventilation, the maintenance of an even temperature, and the exclusion of every possible means of conveying a taint to tbe milk. COAGULATION. Upon the first portion of tha process of manu- facture in the dairy—that of the coagulation of the milk-a very great deal depends. The period oi the formation of the curd variesinaccordancewitb the variety of the cheese produoed. In the manu- facture of soft cheese it is prolonged sometimes for a considerable period in the manufacture of pressed oheese it is usually short. The period of coagulation is influenced by the quality of the milk, the condition at the time the rennet is added, its temperature, and the strength aud quantity of the rennet employed. The curd produced in a short time is elastic and comparatively arm that produced after a prolonged period of coagu- lation is tender, it will scarcely bear cutting, and it parts with its fat, which is carried off in the whey, unless it is very carefully handled. Thus it will be recognised that mellowness in cheese is obtained in different ways, but without sufficient moisfcure we can have no mellowness. Hence, if too large a propoition of rennet is added, if too much acidity is developed, or the temperature is raised too high, the whey may be so rapidly and so completely expelled that aninutlicienb amount of moisture wilt remain, either for the purpose of ripening properly or of providing the necessary meUowness. In the manufacture of pressed cheese the whey is expelled by cutting the curd—and the finer it is out the larger the surface exposed for its removal by heating to a high temperature — by the develop- ment of acidity, which causes the curd to contract, when more whey is expelled, and by pressing. But in tbe manufacture of soft cheese the curd is not cut, except in such large slices as are essential for its removal into the moulds, but it drains away slowly by gravitation, and subsequently more is lost by evaporation. The cheese is soft because it retains more moisture, and its flavour is largely influenced by the fact that it retains more sugar —the sugar being in solution in the whey—and because, in consequence, more acid—which is pro- duced from tbe BUgar—is developed. A tender curd, then, such as is generally used in soft cheese making, is obtained by setting tbe milk at a low temperature and by the employment of a small quantity of rennet. In this way coagulation will be delayed. It is also essential that the milk used should be sweet, for if, as in pressed cheese- making, a portion of the milk used has been allowed to stand for a number of hours, acidity will have commenced to develop, and acidity hastens coagulation. ESSENTIAL POINTS. The reason why ourd which has been cub fine in the manufacture of large pressed cheeses is left in ths whey and heated, is tbat unless this were done it wouid nob be sufficiently aoid, for the curd when drawn from the whey is crisp and dry as compared with the curd used in the manufacture of soft cheese. Unless this immersion and beating took place there would be insufficient aoid, because, as we have already re- marked, the acid depends upon the sugar, and the sugar is removed with the wbey, very little remain. ing behind in the comparatively dry curd. In soft cheesemaking the curd is placed in small moulds; small cheeses are, indeed, essential, otherwise the whey would be unable to find its way to the sur- face but unless the temperature is sufficiently high, it even then refuses to move, and for this reason soft cheesemaking is conduoted at speoific temperatures which are applied to each variety of cheese. Theoretically, the time of coagulation is an inverse ratio to the quantity of rennet em- ployed, but in practice this axiom is nob entirely borne out, although the reasons do not detract from its truth. The same oonditions do not apply to large quantities of milk, or to entirely fresh milk, which apply to small quantities or to milk which has been partially ripened by exposure. Thus, in the manufacture of small cheeses small quantities of nvilk are employed, and this milk parts with its heat morerpidly than is the case with a large volme.. Again, when aoid is de. veloped slighbly in mllk, less rennet is required, and a milk rich in fat does not produce the same result with the same quantity of rennet as a milk poor in fat. It ia important, therefore, in cheesemaking to understand the quality of the milk employed, where it has been exposed for any number of hours, and to ascertain the quantity of acid which it contains. Where small quantities of milk are set for curd, wooden vessels should be used, as wood is a non-conductor; lids should be employed, and the whole covered with a blanket or any other non- conducting materia). lULK-CONSTTTtTENTS AND 0HXK3B. We have-referred to the nature of the-solid- matter w milk. The cheesemaker should early learn to underatand that only a portion of these solids find then. way into the cheese, the bulk of the sugar of milk, which forms a large proportion of the total solid matter, remaining in the whey, together with a portion-of the mineral matter, the casein, the albumen, and the fat. Almost the whole of the casein is extracted in cheesemaking, this being coagulated by rennetor by acid, whereas the albumen passes into the whey in almost all varieties of curds which are not submitted during manufacture to a high temperature, &8 it is coagulated only by heat. There is. however, a material wluoh has been described by American chrmists as albumose, which always passes into the whey, not being coagulated either by heat, rennet, or acid. In accordance with the very extensive results obtained at the New York State Experiment Station, which we have had the adraa*fic*«f iMP«otiqgr iha, acreage percentage of solids lost in cheesemaking, i.e., in passing into bhe whey, amount to 6'20, while the percent- age of solids recovered from the milk, i.e., retained in the cheese, amount to 6 30. The actual figures may, however, be quoted, as they are of con- siderable value Amount of Milk-Constituents Lost in Cheese- making. Lost in Whey for 100 lbs. Milk. Least. Greatest. Average. Water 82.52 84-61 83*70 Total Solids 6-09 6 39 6-20 Fat 020 0-36 025 Nitrogen Compounds 0'68 0-76 0'73 Sugar, Ash, &c 5'06 5 41 6 52 Amount ef Milk- Constituents Jtecovered in J Cheese-making. I Retain'd in cheese for lOOlbs milk. Least. Greatest. Average. Least. Greatest. Average. Water 3'10 4 08 3*68 Total Solids 5'95 6-72 I 6-32 Fat 3-19 3'63 3*41 Nitrogen Compound, 2 21 2 51 2"34 The term "nitrogen compounds" indicates casein and albumiu. The largest proportion of sohds which pass«d into the whey was in the months of August and September. The smallest proportion of fat lost in the whey was in June and July, while the smallest proportion of casein and r'1 c albumin lost was in the months of July and August. Upon the basis of the work carried on at 48 cheese factories, it was ascertained that 50'6 I per cent. of the total solids of milk were recovered, including 90 98 of the fat and 75 71 per cent. of the casein and albumin. It has been supposed that a larger prepertion of fat is It when the milk is rich than when it is poor or of but moderate quality. But this is not the case, and the following table, which I extract from my new work, "The Elements of Dairy Farming," will show that the percentage of fat lost when the milk is rich is positively lower than when it is of lower quality; also that the percentage of cheese made is enormously increased as the milk increases in quality. Lbs Fat Per Cent. LbsCheese Fat Lost in Fat of Milk made per Group. Percentage. Whey per Lost in 180 lbs lOOlbs Milk. Wliey. Milk. 1 3 to 3-5 -32 9-65 914 2 3-5 to 4 -33 8-33 10*04 3 4 to 4 6 *22 7-70 11-34 4 4-5 to 5 *28 5-90 12*85 5 5 so 5*25 -31 6 00 \3"62 2 3-5 to 4 -33 8-33 10*04 3 4 to 4 6 *22 7-70 11-34 4 4-5 to 5 '28 5-90 12*85 5 5 so 5*25 -31 6 00 \3"62 # NEXT AKTICLE THE TRADE IN FOREIGN CHIOESE."

Andrew Fletcher, of Salteun, in a letter te the Marquis of Montrose. wrote :—" I know a very wise man that believed that if a man were permitted to make aU the baUads he need not care who should make the laws ef the nation."

HONEST POVERTY. Is there, for honest poverty, That hangs his head, and a' that; The coward slave. we pass him by. We dare be poor for a' that t For a' that, and a' that. Our toils obscure, and a' that, The rank is but the guinea's stamp. The man's the gowd for a' that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin grey, and a.' that; Gi'e fools tboiclailks. and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a* that! For a* that. for a' that, Their tinsel show and a' that; The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that! Ye see yon birkie, ca'd a lord. Who struts and stares, and a' that; Though hundreds worship at his word, He's but a coof for a' that. For a' that, and a* that, His riband, star, and a' thab, The man of independent mind. He looks and laughs at a' that. A prince can mak' a belted knight, A marquir, duke, and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might— Guid faith he mauna fa' that For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and e that, The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth, Are higher ranks than a' that. Then let us pray that come it may, As c-oma it wiE Car th^b, That fconso and worth, o'er a1 the earth. May bear the gree, and a' that! For a* that. and a' that, It's coming yet, for a' that, That mxn to man, the world o'er Shall brothers be for a' that! ROBERT BURNS.

FROM THE FRENCH OF VICTOR HUGO. Glances morning hither, Now the shade is past; Dream and fog fly thither Where night goes at last; Open eyes and rosos Which the darkness closes: And the sound that grows is Nature walking fast. Murmuring all and singing. Hark the news is stirred, Roof and creepers clinging, Smoke and nest of bird Winds to oak-trees bear it, Streams and fountains hear ib, Every breath and spirit As a voice is beard. All takes up its story, Child resumes his play, Hearth is ruddy glory, Lute its lifted lay. Wild or out of senses. Through the world immense is Sound as oach commences Schemes of yesterday.

MANNERS FOR BOYS. Poor fellows 1 How they gob hectored and scolded and snubbed, and how continual is the rubbing and polishing and drilling which every member of the familyfeels at liberty to administer. No wonder their opposition is aroused, and they begin to feel that every man's hand is against them, when after all, if they were only in a quiet way informed of what was expected of them, and their manliness appealed to, they would readily enough fall into line. Here are 14 good rules to bellin with. 1. Hat lifted in saying Good-bye." or How do you do ? 2. Hat lifted when offering a seat in train cr omnibus, or in acknowledging a favour. 3. Keep step with anyone you walk with. 4. Always precede a lady upstairs, and ask her if you may precede her in passing through a crowd or public place. 5. Hat off the moment you enter a street door and when you step into a private hall or office. 6. Leb a lady pass always, unless she asks you to precede her. 7. In the drawing-room stand till every lady in the room is seated, also older people. 8. Rise if a lady comas in after you are seated, and stand tiU she takes a seat. 9. Look people straight in the face when speaking or being spoken to. 10. Let ladies pass through a door first, standing aside for them. 11. In the dining-room take your seat after ladies and elders. 12. Never play with knife, fork, or spoon. 13. Do not take your napkin in a bunch in your hand. 14. Eat as fast or as slow as the others, and finish the course when they do.

GUESSED IT fiRST TIME. I GCSSIK Ah 1 my dear Marie, • say the word bhab will make me the happiest of mortals. WEALTHY HBIBKSS Money

NOT BETWKSN Two Flitirs. Dinklebsum Vat's der matter, Isaacs? You look vorriet,- t Isaacs: Vorriet ? S'helup me graoious I vos nearly grazy. I haf now no chance to make a brofitable inveatmentmit mein store no more. I schoosb yesterday gets me mein entire stock insured for double its value, und der landlorb goes undt rents der floor above for a schwimmin' school undt der basemont to a fire exdinguisher goncern. THE WORM WILL TORN.—" Let's go fishins, fellers." "Wàit till ter-morrer." I oan'b rve had dese mud worms in me pocket fer four days now. Me mudder won't lemme put 'em in de refrigentor. an' even mud worms 'U turn on a feller suohWnatbwf m J

Welsh Tit-Bits. Neu Wreichion Oddiar yr Eingion, (BY OADBAWD.] Cawbridge Volunteers. After a good deal of bunting, I have been able at last to oblige a correspondent with a copy of this old song, written for the above body of men, who had volunteered to defend their country when the great Napoleoo was the terror, not only of this country, but of the whole of Europe. The song was written by Mr E. Williams (Iolo Mor- ganwg) early in the present century, and before the battle of Waterloo. Tune, Bachelor's Hall." :— While war pours around all its terrible storms, And danger appears in its numberless forms, We, mid the wild uproar that spreads its alarms, Volunteered for our country, 8y boldly to arms. At Liberty's call ev'ry soul is awake, We the field to crush tyranny cheerfully take. And oppose the sharp steel aud the death- pinioned ball, To barbarous foes that would Briton's enthrall. CHOBUS: One ond all, one and all at liborty call, To vanquish the foes that would Britons entbral. We Sons of Glamorgan, of Britain's old race, Eye with filial affection «)"»• dear native place No nation before us this "»gion possess'd— To this day 'tis our own, in its plenty were blest; The Saxon, he Dane, and the Norman in vam Strove to bind our forefathers in tyranny's chain Or if we one moment experience a fall, Sion we sprung from His grasp that would Britons enthral. CHORUS: One and all! one and all! Never long in our fall, Wo sprung from his grasp that would Britons enthral. The Norman invader awhile with success Once trampled our plains, dar'd their natives oppress; But Ivor aud Morgan, those chiefs of renown, Assail'd the fierce despot and tumbled him down; Their sons, undegenerate, form a strong band To die, or repel ev'ty foe from our land, Whether faithless Batavians or insolent Gaul, Death awaits ev'ry soul that would Bntens enthral. CHORUS: One and all one and all whether Dutchman or Gaul, Death awaits ev'ry soul that would Britons enthral. Our country to free from all needless alarms On the plains of old Bovium we meet under arms, Sprung from ancient Silurians who gloriously bled In liberty's cause, by Caractacus led To his standard how throng'd an invisible host, When Rome's mighty legions insulted tbeircoast, In us they revive to repulse the fierce Gaul, And all his allies that would Britons enthral. CHOBUS One and all; one and all; we repulse the proud Gaul, < And all his allies, that would Britons entbral. From rapine's mad font what oppressions are hurl'd. What huge depredations that delnge the world, See 'whelming wide regions that rancours of Hell, Haste grasp the keen blade, and those furiee lepel. With all his high threats and his gasconadejboast. Let him dare set a foot on one inch of our coast; Before our bold onset th' invader shall fall. We'll crush ev'ry foe that would Briton euthral. CHOBUS: One and all! one and all! Each invader must fat!. Destruction his doom that would Britons entbral. For fair ones we love. for our children and wives, For friends tbat have heightened the joys of our lives. We take up tbe sword, and with ardour advance To humble the pride of unprincipled France And rather than yield to her tyrant control All the blood from our veina in a torrent shall roll; Like true British souls in the contest we'll fall. Or vanquish all foes that would Britons enthral. CHORUS: One and all one and all! in the contest fall, Or vanquish all foes that would Britons enthraL Sweet girls of Glamorgan, wboae frown we most fear Than the fiercest of foes tho' theirlegiouappear Wetly to the wars, aU pleasures adieu. British right to secure, and protection to you o smile on your bacons that toil underarms. By nothing subdued, but the force of your cbarins At your feet we cry quarter, the victors all, Those insolent foes that would Britons enthral. CHORUS One and all one and aU At yonr feet we now fall, Tho' triumphant o'er foes that would Britons en- thral. E. WILLIAMS (Iolo Morganwg). STANZA 3,-IVOB AND MORGAN. Ivor Bach, Lord of Sengenitb, lived at Morlais Castle, in the parish of Merthyr Tydfil. He headed the men of Glamorgan to oppose tbe Norman oppressions under Robert Fitz Hamond, who was taken prisoner by him and detained until he restored to the natives of Glamorgan their ancient laws and privileges. On the walls of the Assembly-room in the Cardiff Town Hall is seen a very fine picture by Mr Frank Howard, representing Ivor Bach, in the year 1158, sword in band, dictating to Earl William the terms of peace, which were the regranting the right of the Welsh to be governed according to their old Jaw. and customs, and also renouncing territory which Ivor considered himself unjustly deprived of. The Earl and Countess and child appear to be struck with terror, while all aged fiureon the right, supposed to be Robert Curtrose, isteaDing on a harp. MORGAN.—Lord of Avon he Fourth, in descent from Jestin ab Gwrgall, Prince of Glamorgan, led the men of Glamorgan to battle against Edward the First when he invaded Wales, and after the deaths of Llewelyn bravely withstood the con- queror till be restored to the inhabitants their ancient rights. SILURIANS. —The inhabitants ot Gwent and Morganwg, &c. They were esteemed the hsrvest of aU the British^tribes, and under Caractacus, their Prince, withstood the whole force of Rome for upwards of nine years, vanquishing the Roman legions in 60 battles. According to the Welsh genealogical MSS., lived at Dunraven. His father, Bran nb Lyr. is said to have been the first convert to Christianity in Britain, about the year 60, and was thence called Bran Vendigiad, i.e., Bran the Blessed. Bran was for for seven years a hostage for his sou after be was made prisoner byj the Romans. His detention at Rome brought him into connection with Chris- tians, and two are specially mentioned as return- ing with him to diluria. as miutonaries; these were Aristobulus aud Julius (called in Welsh Arwystli and Hid). This Aristobulus appears to be the same whose family were greeted by tib. Paul during his absence. (Romans xvi., 10.) Aristobulus is in the Greek Mensson quoted by Archbishop Usher, said to be one of the evangelists of Britain. This testimony is an independent confirmation of tbe Welsh account. tale's House at the Village of Flemingstone. The site of this interesting cottage and garden is now a farmyard. The cottage, before it was taken down, bad but two rooms, and those on the ground floor. Ib was thatched and had no ceiling, but open to the rafters. This had been the par- sonage house previous to Iolo's days, and it shows how primitive the state of society must have been as late as the end of the last century, when such a-house was the abode of the rector of the parish. The hobs of the dwelling-room fireplace can still be pointed out. It was here Iolo sat when all home, and in his last years he very seldom went away, and on these hobs he had his manu- scripts lying about and ready to his hands. I was told by an old inhabitant, while on a visit there about 10 years ago, that some years before Iolo's death he had a law-suit with Mr Jenkins, of The Court. Iolo was fond of his garden, and raised excellent crops there. On the road opposite the churchyard gate he had a manure heap, which was the cause of a quarrel with Mr Jenkins. Jenkins sent his men to cart it away. The hard, naturally indignant, had high words with Jenkins, and, being a master of language, ex- pressed himself in a form that irritated his neighbour exceedingly, and lie laid bands on Iolo, for which the latter sued him in the Queen's Bench. The matter was, however, brought to a compromise by the intercession of third parties. The house was in a bad state of dilapidation at the time of tbe old bard's death, which is another example of bis dilatory habits. Reed" would be had for the thatching, bat there would be no spars; when the spars were obtained the reeds were too rotten to be used. and so it went on. The situation of the old cottage was on the very brow of the hill on which Flemingstone stands, overlooking the moors, and commanded a view eastward of the steep ground, on the opposite side of the valley, in the pansh of Llancarvan. Delicious Vale I by Nature dress'd In Beauty's rich array: Here let me waste in mental rest My peaceful days away; And let my soul on virtue bent Attend bright Wisdom's tale; She, with an Angel, ea.11"d content, Dwells in Davona's* Vale. Davona. Welsh, Dawon, the river running through Cotvbridge and by Flemingstone, falls into the Severn 8ea at and forma tip hattow akAbartbaw,

I GOSSIPS' CORNER. Napoleon ill, was the first European to use t railway dining oar. The Plymouth Corporation hai begun to build a workmen's colony of houses. The deepest mine in the world is in West phalia, 2,050ft. below the sea. Some people say the Shahzada is in love, which is she reason he won't go home. Kaiser William has several seamen on board the Hohenzollern who wear spectacles. Sir John Leng, who is a Liberal, oondemnt Socialism as taking no account of human nature. The saloon keepers of New York are reseatinf the wholesale closing of their premises on S- days. It is Sir Benjamin Richardson's opinion that a good flying machine will ultimately be all outcome of the cycle. A correspondence is taking place in a Eirmilig. ham paper on the subject: Are courting dayt a girl's best days ?" At Newport, U.S.A.. the morning babbo resembles a picnic or an "At Home" in in length and in its variety. American explorers have a weakness fof wealthy wives. The latest to secure a bride vritl money is M. De Brazza. The finest private museum in the world is th< property of the Hon. Walter Rothschild, thf eldest son of Lord Rothschild. Hastings and St. Leonard's are to be the soent of a carnival in the last week in August. Tbc proceedings will extend over four days. The World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union has passed a resolution declaring that the sex novel" is in their opinion no minister of grace." Sir Charles Dilke and Mr Reginald MKenna have challenged any two members of the Govern, ment in either House to a pair-oared race on the Thames. "Visitors not taking wine will be charged 2s a day extra." This announcement, so common M to be all but universal in Germany, is making its way into England. Someone has announced that the Dean of Bangor is so iU that his doctors have ordered a sea voyage. The statement is denied. Tht Dean is very well at present." Mr Stanley Weyman's new book, entitled "From the Memoirs of a Minister of Franoe," will be published by Messrs CasseJl and Com- pany on Monday, September 2nd. A San Francisco stage carpenter, Paul Brelea. stein by name. has invented a boat, the only motive power of which is the waves. The higher the waves the greater the speed of the craft Ï8 said to be. The Duke of Norfolk has already ;riprftsed those working with him and underium-a. small group of permanent officials excepted-as the best Postmaster-General the Department has seen for a long time. So says the Saturday Review. Mr J. D. RockfeUer, the New York millionaire, hae the amiable eccentricity of giving bicycles to his friends last year he gave 22 machines to some of his acquaintance, and this year he has already presented 16 to those of his friends who, in his opinion, most require outdoor exercise. According to all accouuts Mrs Patrick Camp. bell's gowns in the revival of "Romeo and Juliet" at the Lyceum will be marvels of the dressmaker's art. One in particular, which is to be worn in the ball scene, is described as some, thing beyond the {fewer of words to desoribe. Lady Jeune, writing fcboht ofm husband' of 2ft* years ago, says To discuss his rights, to doubt his wisdom, to resent his interference, was a position undreamt of and impossible." Tha records of the divorce and police courts may show that domestic infelicity is Dot such a very modern invention after all. A discharged clockmaker's assistant recently played his former master the following praotioai joke. About one in the morning a fearful noise began in the shop. The passers-by and the polios hastened to see what was the matter. Ever] alarum in the shop had been set to strike at the same second.-Bealm. A sensational statement is current ia Now York to the effect that a Mrs John Angell bat begun a suit to prove that she was the first and ouly legal wife of the late Jay Gould. Thf claimant, who lives at Rouse's Point, New York, asserts that she was wedded to Mr Gould whei he was 17 years of age, and that he deserted box One of the prettiest notions in the way of dreo that has ever been put in practioe is that 01 dressing groups of bridesmaids after some famoot old portrait, a Gainsborough, a Romney, or < Sir Joshua for choice. If it may possibly be < family portrait, so much the better, but it be from the brush of an eighteenth cea)ar: artist. From Plymouth, where the Wesleyan Method ist Conference has been in session for the put three weeks, there comes, says the Realm, a f:Coo4 story. Two boys were discussing the appearand of so many clerical-looking persons in the atree. One says. What are all these parsons herd for 1" Why," says the other, to swop sermons, of conrse." Mr T. H, Escott in the Realm mentions tbat Mr Disraeli once, ac the friendly table of at accomplished hostess, on one of the few occaaioaf when be met Mr Chamberlain, uttered a notabk prediction. Before the evening was over feh( Tory leader ventured upon the bold prophecy t, Before he is 60 that man will be Secretary d State in a Conservative Cabinet." There was married the other day a lady whosi grandmother was Pamela, eldest daughter ot Lord Edward Fitzgerald. Her great-grand* mother, by consequence, was none other that "tbe celebrated Pamela," who may have bees born simply Syms, but who is muoh mow generally believed to have had Madame de Genlif for her mother and Philippe Egaljt6 for her. father. Messrs Cassell and Company have decided tc issue their well-known illustrated serial, Heroes of Britain in Peace and War," in monthly parts at one penny, to be completed in twenty-twe numbers. The price at which this work is now issued is less than one-fifth its original cost, Bach number will contain no fewer than 32 quarto pages, handsomely illustrated and enclosed in < neat wrapper. Although the Prinoess of Walss as a true "Sea King's daughter lowestbe sea and enjoys being on board the Osborne, site never affects nautical attire. This year sbe is wearing very neat dark grey and sometimes black ooats and skirts of irreproachable build, white cambric shirts, a black boat hat, and black shoes and gloves. Bel daughters naturally follow her lead, and whefc they wish for anything lighter they wear white serge. Taken as a family, they distinctly eaohev the frivolities of sailor-women smartness.

A SATURDAY SERMON. Opinions change, but human nature survives ( and no decrees of scientific hierarchy can long hush the question-, What is force, or how is it gathered into centres, and why do they for ever vibrate, and what is the stupendous movement working out ? It there is a balance of forces in the universe, why do they not neutralise on* another ? If there is not. how are we held 08 from chaos ? And is there no meaning in it at aU, no purpose accordant with mind, and heart, aad purpose in man Is the universe but a stupen* doue kaleidoscope, in which forms of beauty tumble together, only to be scattered by the next revolution ? If it be so, I am not of that world on which I look through the window of lib. eye. In this ethereal inward world to which 1 belong will purpose, reason, affection, principle, reign as supreme, all-auimating powers. And t, being as I am, have no Part nor lot in that great and terrible wilderness masked with a sbimmer- ing mirage of beauty that rings me round. ay. I am myself more real than anything without. That desert world is a dream for aught I know I but as for me. I tim-aud, oh for a universal life, that in it I may live and move and bay* mg bang I J. Axumw IWM4 <